Salt Lake Herald | 1891-01-04 | Page 1 | A Maine Prisoner Runs the Prison

A Mine Prisoner Runs the Prison BOSTOX Jan 3A special t the Herald from Thomastown Maine chronicles a i novel condition of things at the state prison I there in that William F Gould serving a I ten years sentence for embezzling 180000 while cashier of tho First National bank II practically runs the institution I is alleged al-leged that Gould has unlimited power and I is virtually warden He pays all the biils including tho officers salaries receives all moneys and buys all the goods runs the commissary department and the deputy punishes the men on his complaint He is not locked up in his cell as the others are and has privileges accorded him it is stated never given prisoners in any institution insti-tution He fills the position of clerk assistant I as-sistant librarian choir member assistant I physician and assistant w tchman and it is also said he makes out the criminal report re-port of the prisong